refractor telescopes vs. camera lenses

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thyrymn
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refractor telescopes vs. camera lenses

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Hi

Is there a difference in taking photos between, say a 400mm 5.6 camera lens and a 400mm refractor?

Seems basically the same design to me - lens isn't a cheapo but around 1500$ , but I'm not an expert.
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clayton
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Re: refractor telescopes vs. camera lenses

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"It depends" -

http://www.astropix.com/html/i_astrop/lenses.html
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4232931
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/4757 ... star71-or/
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4105513
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